diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationIT.java
index cca3333a6e5f2..16375cb25be7f 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/indices/replication/SegmentReplicationIT.java
@@ -192,14 +192,7 @@ public void testCancelPrimaryAllocation() throws Exception {
     public void testReplicationAfterPrimaryRefreshAndFlush() throws Exception {
         final String nodeA = internalCluster().startNode();
         final String nodeB = internalCluster().startNode();
-        final Settings settings = Settings.builder()
-            .put(indexSettings())
-            .put(
-                EngineConfig.INDEX_CODEC_SETTING.getKey(),
-                randomFrom(CodecService.DEFAULT_CODEC, CodecService.BEST_COMPRESSION_CODEC, CodecService.LUCENE_DEFAULT_CODEC)
-            )
-            .build();
-        createIndex(INDEX_NAME, settings);
+        createIndex(INDEX_NAME);
         ensureGreen(INDEX_NAME);
 
         final int initialDocCount = scaledRandomIntBetween(0, 200);